Asaf Sirkis, born March 22, 1969, in Petah Tikva, Israel, is an Israeli jazz
drummer, composer, and music educator. Sirkis began taking drum lessons at age
12 in Rehovot before pursuing a professional music career in Tel Aviv. Sirkis
released his debut studio album, One Step Closer, in 1998 with his trio, before
forming Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise, releasing studio albums Inner Noise in
2003, We Are Falling in 2005, and The Song Within in 2007. As a member of Gilad
Atzmon's Orient House Ensemble, Sirkis contributed to the album Exile, which won
Best CD of the Year at the 2003 B...